1555: Exoplanet Names 2 - Revision history

81.179.199.253: Undo revision 411420 by Me (talk) ummm.. no?

2026-04-29T20:42:39Z

Undo revision 411420 by Me (talk) ummm.. no?

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2026-04-29T20:08:18Z

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Whoop whoop pull up: /* Table */

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82.132.236.9: /* Transcript */ Added further non-visual indication of red-text, as minimally as makes sense.

2025-10-09T16:39:01Z

‎Transcript: Added further non-visual indication of red-text, as minimally as makes sense.

Black Hat's Hat: Redid the transcript. Pretty easy after finishing Exoplanet Names #1

2025-10-09T04:01:49Z

Redid the transcript. Pretty easy after finishing Exoplanet Names #1

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FaviFake: From the [[explain xkcd:Editor FAQ#citation|Editor FAQ § [Citation needed]:]] "This template should only be placed when there is a deeper sense of humor and should not be overused."

2025-09-26T15:52:12Z

From the Editor FAQ § [Citation needed]: "This template should only be placed when there is a deeper sense of humor and should not be overused."

2401:D002:CA0C:9F00:61BF:D534:5889:90EC: Explained the title text furthur.

2025-09-25T05:57:01Z

Explained the title text furthur.

FaviFake: added Category:Exoplanet Names using HotCat

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added Category:Exoplanet Names using HotCat

FaviFake: {{incomplete transcript|We don't use tables for accessibily, please convert this into a normal transcript!}}

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{{incomplete transcript|We don't use tables for accessibily, please convert this into a normal transcript!}}

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 ! scope="col" | Status
 ! scope="col" | Suggested Name
-! scope="col" | Explantion
+! scope="col" | Explanation
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 | rowspan=7 | {{w|Gliese 667}} C

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 ! scope="col" | Status
 ! scope="col" | Suggested Name
-! scope="col" | Explanation
+! scope="col" | Explantion
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 | rowspan=7 | {{w|Gliese 667}} C

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 ! scope="col" | Explanation
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-| rowspan=7 | {{w|Gliese 667}}
+| rowspan=7 | {{w|Gliese 667}} C
 | {{w|Gliese 667 Cb|b}}
 | {{No|Old}}

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 :here's a revised and updated list of
 :planet name suggestions (see xkcd.com/1253)
-:<font color="red">New or updated entries in red</font>
+:[Red text:] <font color="red">New or updated entries in red</font>
 :[The table is in three separate columns. There is a small arrow pointing at the second column, named "Planet", indicating the planet's name corresponding to the star at the first row. The third column shows the planet name suggestions.]
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 :[Star] Gliese 832
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Asshole Jupiter
-::<font color="red">[Planet] c [Suggested Name] <i>WaterWorld</i> Starring Kevin Costner </font>
+::[Red text for this line:] <font color="red">[Planet] c [Suggested Name] <i>WaterWorld</i> Starring Kevin Costner </font>
 :[Star] Gliese 581
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Waist-Deep Cats
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 :[Star] Kepler-61
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Goldenpalace.com
-<font color="red">:[Star] Groombridge 34A
+:[Red text for the rest of the rows in this column:] <font color="red">:[Star] Groombridge 34A
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Hot Mess
 :[Star] Kepler-442
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 ::[Planet] c [Suggested Name] jʊˈreɪnəs
 </font>
-:[End Left Colomns]
+:[End Left Columns]
-:[Start Right Colomns]
+:[Start Right Columns]
 :[Star] Upsilon Andromidae
-::<font color="red"> [Planet] b [Suggested Name] Fourth meal </font>
+::[Red text for this line:] <font color="red"> [Planet] b [Suggested Name] Fourth meal </font>
 ::[Planet] c [Suggested Name] Stampy
 ::[Planet] d [Suggested Name] Moonchild
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 :[Star] Kepler-22
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Blue Ivy
-:<font color="red">[Star] Koi-2474
+:[Red text for this line:] <font color="red">[Star] Koi-2474
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Store-Brand Earth
-:[Star] Kepler-437 </font>
+:[Red text for star-name only:] [Star] Kepler-437 </font>
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Unicorn Thresher
 :[Star] Koi-2418
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Spherical DiscWorld
-:<font color="red">[Star] Kepler-438
+:[Red text for this line:] <font color="red">[Star] Kepler-438
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Emergency Backup Earth </font>
 :[Star] Koi-3010
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 :[Star] Kepler-442
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Liz
-:<font color="red">[Star] 82 Eridani
+:[Red text for the rest of this column:] <font color="red">[Star] 82 Eridani
 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Horsemeat Surface
 ::[Planet] c [Suggested Name] The Moon
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 ::[Planet] b [Suggested Name] Pluto
 </font>
-:[End Right Colomns]
+:[End Right Columns]
 ==Trivia==

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 It may appear that, with Black Hat's suggestion, the answer to the question "is Pluto a planet?" will therefore always be "yes", regardless of the status of the Pluto in our Solar System according to the IAU. However the same [https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau0603/ IAU official definition] that excludes Pluto also states that a 'planet' has to orbit our sun, so according to the IAU, nothing in this comic is a planet (the IAU definition only allows them to be {{w|exoplanets}}, which, like dwarf planets, are not planets). Hence, the debate indeed becomes 'a little more confusing'. This is in line with Black Hat's characterization as a mischief-maker.
-The title text is referring to the planet name entry ''Netherlands VI'' for the star ''EPIC 201912552''. Randall continues his references to the Netherlands taking over the Earth, Mars, and Pluto after Earth's oceans have been transferred to Mars. The joke started in two consecutive ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' articles, {{what if|53|Drain the Oceans}} and {{what if|54|Drain the Oceans: Part II}}, and it was referenced again in {{what if|57|Dropping a Mountain}} and in [[1551: Pluto]] a week before this comic came out. {{w|New Netherland}} was actually a Dutch colony with {{w|New York City}}, formerly known as {{w|New Amsterdam}}, as its capital. In the title text Randall mentions he will continue with this joke driving it so far into the ground (meaning way beyond the point where it stops being funny) that the Dutch will have to build {{w|levee}}s around it to keep the sea out, something they have been known to do. {{citation needed}}
+The title text is referring to the planet name entry ''Netherlands VI'' for the star ''EPIC 201912552''. Randall continues his references to the Netherlands taking over the Earth, Mars, and Pluto after Earth's oceans have been transferred to Mars. The joke started in two consecutive ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' articles, {{what if|53|Drain the Oceans}} and {{what if|54|Drain the Oceans: Part II}}, and it was referenced again in {{what if|57|Dropping a Mountain}} and in [[1551: Pluto]] a week before this comic came out. {{w|New Netherland}} was actually a Dutch colony with {{w|New York City}}, formerly known as {{w|New Amsterdam}}, as its capital. In the title text Randall mentions he will continue with this joke driving it so far into the ground (meaning way beyond the point where it stops being funny) that the Dutch will have to build {{w|levee}}s around it to keep the sea out.
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 | rowspan=4 | {{w|Upsilon Andromedae}} || b || New || Fourthmeal || {{w|Taco Bell}} has an ad campaign adding a meal after dinner. Possibly also a reference to {{w|Hobbit}}s and [https://askmiddlearth.tumblr.com/post/41765286488/the-seven-daily-hobbit-meals seven daily meals]. This entry was misspelled Andromidae in the first comic (and also in the first released version of this one, see [[#Trivia|trivia]].) Although the star was mentioned in the previous chart, this entry "b" was not. In that comic the chart was shown as a part of a list. And the b entry was above the cut-off line. So the next object was also called "c" in the previous chart.